last updated:
Jan 31, 2023

Star Theater

cap:
500

13 NW 6th Avenue

Portland, OR 97209

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Since the Star Theater opened in Portland in May 1911, it has operated as a silent movie house, a burlesque club, an adult film theater, and a music venue. Although the theater has often been associated with scandal and intrigue, the Star is one of Portland’s most resilient and longstanding entertainment spaces. In 1987, it was at the center of the Oregon Supreme Court case City of Portland vs. Tidyman, which expanded Oregon's freedom of speech laws and paved the way for the proliferation of strip clubs in Portland.

In the years after Portland vs. Tidyman, the Star Theater changed ownership multiple times and was briefly shut down for violating building codes and selling alcohol without a license. Its original neon marque was rebuilt in 2001 to celebrate the club's hundredth anniversary. In 2011, Frank Falliance, the owner of Dante's Club, bought and reopened the Star Theater as a music venue.

booking details
  • DantesStarTheater@gmail.com
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